# What's your favorite non-mainstream candy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943 "2015-02-17T19:19:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/41 "2015-02-17T23:21:35Z")
Every one in a while mum gets a hold of some salty licorice chewy candies. They’re awesome. I think they night be a dutch product. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/42 "2015-02-17T23:23:45Z")
Peanut butter logs. I don’t remember the brand. Like a Zagnut, only smaller pieces in a bag. I haven’t seen them in years. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/43 "2015-02-17T23:23:58Z")
“[Bounty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_(chocolate_bar))” bars. Almond Joy without the almond, Mounds without the dark chocolate, more coconut than either. Seen them one time since 1978. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/44 "2015-02-17T23:28:37Z")
Clark bars, which are like Butterfingers. My grandmother used to work at the factory, and she’d bring home freshly made bars. Sooo much better than month’s old bars from the store. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/45 "2015-02-18T00:03:25Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > These violet mints fascinate me. I must try them. Are they mint-flavored at all, or does “mint” in this case mean “little hard candy?” It means “little hard candy.” They actually DO make mint-flavored ones, but they’re kind of a generic mild mint that’s hard to recommend. The flavor is predominantly floral. If you’ve ever had Creme de Violette liqueur, that’s basically the flavor. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/46 "2015-02-18T00:23:53Z")
[Shocko Bananen](http://www.mylifeissweet.de/_my_media/1/cms/Product_of_the_Month/_tn/510_649_0_Schoko_Bananen.jpg) - Dark chocolate covered banana flavored marshmallow. I don’t even like marshmallow candies, but these are so good. I stock up every Christmastime at the Christkindlmarket where they have a candy shop full of German goodies. And at the same market, I grab a couple boxes of these - [Chocolate/marzipan/fruit jelly liquor](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41wlhg%2BkAfL.jpg) - that are amazing and a yearly treat. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/47 "2015-02-18T00:34:45Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Mine would probably be [Idaho Spuds](http://www.idahospud.com/bar-idahospud.html), which can still be found here now and then, or [Chick-O-Sticks](http://atkinsoncandy.com/brands/brand-chick-o-stick/), also occasionally available. Yessssss, I came in here to mention Idaho Spuds! I discovered them when I lived in Montana. They’re real good. 🙂 Also in Montana I found a little general store that sold Abba Zabba bars. Too bad they’re not sold on the East Coast. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/48 "2015-02-18T01:40:03Z")
I like Chuckles. I can go for a while and see them in the stores, and then I will go for months and not see any at all. They, and the French burnt peanuts mentioned by Trancephalic, were what I liked at the movies. And I like circus peanuts about once a year. Then I’m set for another twelve months. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/49 "2015-02-18T01:40:12Z")
I see Albert’s Ice Cubes in the bulk candy section of Wegmans grocery. These are about the most unhealthy candy you could possibly eat, but I get a few once in a great while. Aplets and cotlets. A kind of jelly candy made from apples with chopped walnuts, and also apricots with chopped walnuts, lightly dusted with powdered sugar. My grandmother used to have these, 50 something years ago, but they are available online, in several forms. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/50 "2015-02-18T01:43:19Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > . . . or [Chick-O-Sticks](http://atkinsoncandy.com/brands/brand-chick-o-stick/), also occasionally available. > [@JohnGalt](#): > > [Necco Wafers](http://www.necco.com/candy/wafers.aspx), especially the chocolate ones. They’re available but kind of hard to find in Minnesota (Casey’s has them). Ooh, yes, to both of those! So yummy! I also loved the Necco assortments roll (well, everything except the black licorice) but the chocs were definitely the best. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/51 "2015-02-18T02:03:41Z")
A source for some old time candy is [Vermont Country Store.](http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/Food_&_Candy/Old_Fashioned_Candy/10266) ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/52 "2015-02-18T02:19:07Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > These violet mints fascinate me. I must try them. Are they mint-flavored at all, or does “mint” in this case mean “little hard candy?” They’re just this really strange floral flavor that makes you go, “gross… give me another one.” > [@](#): > > My contribution: _ **Sixlets** _. These are the absolutely shittiest of all the crappy chocolates out there on the market. Seriously, they make Hershey’s seem highfalutin’ by comparison. So why, oh why, do I love them so? Yessssss. So waxy and bad. Why so good? [Swiss Fruits](https://nuts.com/chocolatessweets/old-time-candy/swiss-petite-fruits.html). They’re flavored like individual fruits and inside they have a chalky-yet-sugary texture. Slightly but not completely chewy. Its a really unique texture. Very hard to find! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/53 "2015-02-18T03:40:11Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Payday That’s my go-to easy to find. When possible my first choice is Mallo Cups – especially the Smoothie Cups. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/54 "2015-02-18T04:22:20Z")
Banana flavored Bonomo’s Turkish Taffy. Yes, it was gone for many years - it is back. There are already links to Vermont’s and oldtimecandy, so get busy. Another vote for Walnettos I like chewy candy. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/55 "2015-02-18T06:08:08Z")
I think I might have been the only child in the history of Trick-or-Treating to have been happy to receive [Mary Janes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_(candy)). ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/56 "2015-02-18T06:56:00Z")
I like Sixlets, which are sort of like M&Ms only not quite. When I was little my mom used to love Abba-Zabba. I didn’t like them unless they were frozen, at which point they were good. You had to eat them fast, though. They used industrial-quality taffy that would pull your teeth right out of your head if they weren’t frozen solid. I also like some British candy, like Galaxy Minstrels and Curly-Wurly bars (which are basically 3/4-scale Marathon bars, but they don’t make Marathon anymore). ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/57 "2015-02-18T08:07:02Z")
I like European candy. [Schoolkrijt](http://thecandyman.co.nz/shop/schoolkrijt-chalk-licorice/) (licorice “chalk” sticks) is a favourite. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/58 "2015-02-18T08:10:31Z")
Brach’s Cinnamon Imperial Hearts. I usually can only find them around Valentines Day. I could eat a whole bag. Also, Whoppers brand Malted Milk Balls. No other brand will do. ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/59 "2015-02-18T09:36:19Z")
Hot Tamales. Ooh, now I really want some. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943/60 "2015-02-18T12:55:21Z")
Skor toffee bars. Flake bars. [Flake (chocolate bar) - Wikipedia](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flake_(chocolate_bar)) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-non-mainstream-candy/712943.md?page=4)